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Man electrocuted on restaurant rooftop
Owner booked; building norms flouted
Nayagaon, April 21
A Chandigarh resident was reportedly electrocuted while he was walking on the extended rooftop of a restaurant, “Ice and Spice”, here that had high-tension wires running across it.

The extended rooftop of a restaurant at Chotti Karoran village, Nayagaon, where a Sector 21 resident was electrocuted.

This beauty queen has a heart for greens
Chandigarh,. April 21
Amrita Thapar would not have missed the dazzling Miss India crown for anything in this world. And now that she has it, she can proceed with life, assured that dreams indeed do come true. One has just been realised, the other is waiting to be.

Miss India presents awards to NIFD centres
Chandigarh, April 21
The National Institute of Fashion Design (NIFD) repeated its ritual of inviting Femina Miss India to formally launch admissions to its degree and diploma classes for the current session.

Femina Miss India Universe 2005 Amrita Thapar shares a cheerful moment with students at the launch of admissions to degree and diploma courses of NIFD at Tagore Theatre, Sector 18, Chandigarh, on Thursday. — Photo by Parvesh Chauhan

Railway reservation racket unearthed, 2 arrested
Chandigarh, April 21
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) this evening unearthed a railway ticketing racket depriving genuine passengers opportunities of reservation at a time when reservations are difficult because of summer rush.

Expert moots EU-type forum for Asian nations
Chandigarh, April 21
Follow the philosophy behind the formation of European Union: independent, but better integrated. That’s the advise Rector with the Tbilisi institute of Asia and Africa in Georgia, Dr Guram Chikovani, has to offer to Asian countries.

Police patrolling on foot in Mohali; petrol quota slashed
Mohali, April 21
It’s patrolling on foot for the local police with the slashed fuel quota fixed for vehicles being exhausted for the current month.

Spurned, girl gets lover’s marriage cancelled
Chandigarh, April 21
Twentyone-year Amandeep Kaur is down but not out. Dumped by her lover who was planning to secretly marry another woman today, she has just about managed to avert what she calls a “crisis”.

Amandeep Kaur 

France to resolve turban controversy soon, says MP
Chandigarh, April 21
The French Government has assured the President of Indo-French Parliamentary Friendship Group-cum-Member Parliament, Dr Ashwani Kumar, that the “turban controversy would be resolved to the satisfaction of both sides”.

Badheri to sue DC for defamation
Chandigarh, April 21
Former Chief of the Market Committee, Bhupinder Singh Badheri said he would file a defamation suit against the DC. Mr Badheri said the DC had levelled two baseless allegations against him and he needed to clarify as to what happened to these otherwise the defamation suit would follow.

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COMMUNITY

Cong has no problem with Administration: Bahl
Chandigarh, April 21
In what seems like a volte face on yesterday’s stance of the Congress, the party’s president, Mr B.B. Bahl, said today that the Congress had no problem with the officialdom and the Chandigarh Administration was fulfilling the needs of the people with regards to several changes required in Chandigarh.

Beant Kaur allowed to stay in Sector 3 house
Chandigarh, April 21
First woman pilot Beant Kaur (89), and her younger sister Satwant Kaur (80) today entered their Sector 3 house here nearly six months after they left it alleging torture by Beant Kaur’s nephew Colonel Manmohan Singh (retd).

Beant Kaur (on wheelchair) and Satwant Kaur outside their house. — A Tribune photograph

Badal colony resident alleges police inaction
Zirakpur, April 21
Family members of Mr Iqbal Singh, a resident of Badal colony in Lohgarh village who were attacked by a group of youngsters of the same locality in the Zirakpur market on April 14, has alleged inaction by the police.

Six injured in bus mishap
Lalru, April 21
Six passengers, including three women, sustained serious injuries when a Himachal Roadways bus rammed into a stationary multi-axle vehicle on the Kalka-Ambala highway near Dappar village, near here, in the wee hours today.

More documents as residence proof for driving licence
Chandigarh, April 21
The Chandigarh Administration has decided to allow more documents as proof of residence for getting a driving licence made.

Governor greets people on Milad-ul-Nabi, Mahavir Jayanti
Chandigarh, April 21
The Punjab Governor and UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), has extended greetings to the people on the sacred occasion of Milad-ul-Nabi, the birthday of Prophet Mohammad and also on Mahavir Jayanti.

Parivar Milan Samaroh on April 24
Chandigarh, April 21
The Tribune Employees HP Helpline Cultural & Welfare Society, will organise Parivar Milan Samaroh at Tagore Theatre, here on April 24.

Check HC order violation by schools, PUDA urged
Mohali, April 21
The Citizen’s Welfare Federation has welcomed the move of the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA) to stop schools from functioning from residential premises in the town.

CHB officials charged with harassment
Chandigarh, April 21
The Chandigarh Housing Board Residents Federation has alleged that people who spent lakhs on buying flats are facing harassment at the hands of some unscrupulous CHB officials who “never hesitate to make profit from people’s plight.”

New Lions Club in Mohali
Mohali, April 21
District 321-F of the International Association of Lions Clubs has inaugurated a new club at Mohali by the name Lions Club Mohali Greater. Lion Jaswant Garg performed the ceremony in the capacity of District Governor on this occasion. Lion B.S.Garcha, district PRO was nominated as guiding lion of this new club.

Medical camp at Press Club
Chandigarh, April 21
The Chandigarh Press Club in association with Chandigarh Clinical Laboratories will organise a medical camp in the club on April 24.

CRIME

Hit by car, watchman dies
Chandigarh, April 21
Dhood Nath (72), a watchman at the Bhushan Industries, Phase I, Industrial Area died at the GMCH, last night after being hit by a car driven by the Assistant General Manager (AGM) of the same company. The accident occurred at the gate of the factory in the morning, the police said.

3 held for gambling
Chandigarh, April 21
The police yesterday arrested three persons for gambling at public places in the city.

Thief caught in the act
Chandigarh, April 21
A person was caught red-handed committing burglary at a house in Sector 7, here today. He was later handed over to the police.

Policemen take an accused, who was caught red-handed stealing from a house in Sector 7-B, Chandigarh, to the police station on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Bid to abduct girl in Mohali
Mohali, April 21
An attempt was made to abduct a girl in Phase XI here this evening.

Impersonator held at exam centre
Panchkula, April 21
In a case of impersonation, the police has arrested Anoop Sharma, a resident of Kotkhai in Shimla, when he was appearing to take examination of his friend Vishal Kanwar at DC Model School, Sector 7, here yesterday.

BUSINESS

Roadshow for challenge rally
Chandigarh, April 21
A roadshow for ‘Airtel One India Challenge’ was flagged off by Mandeep Bhatia, chief operations officer, Airtel, Punjab, at Fun Republic today.

EDUCATION

e-governance centre opened at PEC
Chandigarh, April 21 
n IBM centre for e-governance, the first of its kind in the country, opened at the Punjab Engineering College complex here today. The UT Administrator, Gen S.F. Rodrigues (retd), inaugurated the centre, a flagship venture of the Information Technology Department of the Chandigarh Administration. It will promote e-governance applications and develop the use of open-source technologies.

Groz Beckert scholarships for NIFT students
Mohali, April 21
Students of the Northern India Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT) here were awarded scholarships by Groz Beckert Asia Ltd at a special ceremony held here today.

Students of NIIFT at a function at the institute in Mohali on Thursday. 
— A Tribune photograph

Campus Notes
PU warns against cell phone use during exams
Chandigarh, April 21
Panjab University has warned the students appearing in the ongoing annual examination against using mobile phones in the examination centres.

COURTS

CAT Bar members go on strike
Chandigarh, April 21
Functioning at the Chandigarh Bench of Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) was disrupted when members of the CAT Bar Association went on a strike against a move by the UPA Government to amend the Tribunals Act, 1985, which would empower the government to abolish the tribunal and its parallel outfits in the states.

Nurses’ body moves CAT
Chandigarh, April 21
The president of the Trained Nursing Association of India has moved the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) alleging irregularities by the Chandigarh Administration and authorities at the Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in appointing five nursing sisters under the direct recruitment quota.

LEISURE

Stars turn techno-savvy to promote their films
Priyanka Chopra’s child-like giggles, evocative in their regularity (she chuckled at every question not posed to her and charmed with her own answers!) and the sheer charisma of Akshay Kumar (all questions elicited the trademark roguish smile!) pulled off an interesting tete-a-tete between the stars and the director/producer Vipul Shah’s with mediapersons.

Actors Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra and Shefali Shah promote their film ‘Waqt’ through video-conferencing on Thursday. — PTI photo

New Release
Vipul Shah upbeat on ‘Waqt’
“Waqt - The Race Against Time” made under the banner of Block Buster Movie Entertainers Production has been produced and directed by Vipul Amrutlal Shah. Like his debut venture ‘‘Aankhen’’ (bank robbery by blind men), ‘‘Waqt’’ is also inspired from Gujarati play ‘‘Aujo Wahila Phari Malisoon’’ penned by Aatish Kapadia. The film stars Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra, Boman Irani, Shefali Shah and Rajpal Yadav.

Akshay Kumar and Priyanka Chopra in “Waqt”.

Chamacereus Silvestri blossomed in Dr A.R. Rajwade’s cacti and succulents garden just for a day on Thursday in Sector 8, Chandigarh. — A Tribune photograph

HEALTH

College students donate blood
Lalru, April 21
As many as 53 students and staff members of Swami Parmanand College of Engineering and Technology, Jaula Kalan, donated blood at a camp organised on the college premises near here today.

SPORTS

Mandeep beats Harshvardhan in tennis
Mohali, April 21
Mandeep Yadav outplayed Harshvardhan in the boys (Under-16) singles final match by 6-2,6-1 of the AITA Talent Series Tennis Tournament being conducted by Yadavindra Public School , Mohali, at the YPS Court, here today. Mrs Komal Singh, Vice-Principal of the school, gave away prizes to the winners.

Mandeep Yadav of Chandigarh returns a shot during under-16 final match of AITA Talent Series at YPS, Mohali on Thursday. — Tribune photo by Pradeep Tewari

PSEB win TT tournament
Chandigarh, April 21
The Punjab State Electricity Board toppled the UP Power Sector (UPPS) (3-0) in a well contested ties played in the mens’ finals of the 31st All-India Electricity Sports Control Board Table Tennis Tournament at Table Tennis Hall, Sector 23, here today.

Pankaj Sharma returns a shot during the final match against Rahul Dutt of the UP Power Sector at the 31st All-India Electricity Sports Control Board Table Tennis Tournament in Chandigarh on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph

Cool Cottons Champions League cricket tie
Panchkula, April 21
Satluj Cricket Coaching Centre will organise Cool Cottons Champions League for Satluj Champions, its annual cricket tournament for under-15 boys from April 29. Only school teams can participate in the tournament and the players should be studying in class X. Interested teams must inform to Mr M.S. Sidhu, PTI, Satluj Public School, by April 26 in the school premises.

ADMINISTRATION

Khadi board to disburse Rs 10 crore
Chandigarh, April 21
The Punjab Khadi and Village Industrieazs Board has decided to disburse margin money worth Rs 10 crore among rural unemployed youth, Dalits, women, ex-servicemen, physically handicapped, Backward Classes and other sections of rural population for strengthening rural economy, generating self-employment and stopping of migration of rural people to cities and towns.

S. N. Sahai is CHB chief
Chandigarh, April 21
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs today issued orders to appoint Mr S.N. Sahai, a 1986 batch IAS officer of the UT cadre as Chairman of the Chandigarh Housing Board.

25 shops demolished near Mansa Devi temple
Panchkula, April 21
Coming down heavily on encroachers the enforcement wings of Sri Mansa Devi Shrine Board, HPWD and the HUDA today demolished 25 shops besides removing over 30 vendors and a number of jhuggis from the vicinity of Mata Mansa Devi shrine, in a joint operation here.

Shops demolished by the enforcement staff at the Mansa Devi shrine complex in Panchkula on Thursday. — A Tribune photograph